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A former Sydney swimwear model is at the center of renewed attempts to locate millions of dollars sent out of the Philippines by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Evelin Hegyesi, who modeled mink bikinis in the 1970s and once graced the pages of Playboy magazine, is now a 57-year-old eastern suburbs multimillionaire with a waterfront Point Piper mansion and several investment companies.She also has a Eurasian daughter, Analisa, now living with Dean Fleming, son of the wealthy racing and fruit markets family worth $270 million. She called the baby Analisa Josefa. Josefa is the name of Marcos' mother.

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